Quantitative risk analysis for road tunnels complying with EU regulations

Kirytopoulos, KA; Rentizelas, AA; Tatsiopoulos, IP; Papadopoulos, G

dc.contributor.author	Kirytopoulos, KA	en
dc.contributor.author	Rentizelas, AA	en
dc.contributor.author	Tatsiopoulos, IP	en
dc.contributor.author	Papadopoulos, G	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:34:23Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:34:23Z
dc.date.issued	2010	en
dc.identifier.issn	1366-9877	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/20719
dc.subject	ALARP	en
dc.subject	dangerous goods	en
dc.subject	quantitative analysis	en
dc.subject	risk analysis	en
dc.subject	road tunnel	en
dc.subject	safety	en
dc.subject.classification	Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary	en
dc.subject.other	ALARP	en
dc.subject.other	Dangerous goods	en
dc.subject.other	Quantitative analysis	en
dc.subject.other	Road tunnel	en
dc.subject.other	safety	en
dc.subject.other	Accidents	en
dc.subject.other	Civil defense	en
dc.subject.other	Risk analysis	en
dc.subject.other	Risk management	en
dc.subject.other	Roads and streets	en
dc.subject.other	Risk assessment	en
dc.title	Quantitative risk analysis for road tunnels complying with EU regulations	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1080/13669877.2010.494331	en
heal.identifier.secondary	http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13669877.2010.494331	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	2010	en
heal.abstract	Tunnels have improved the connection of regions within the European Commission (EC) and have been used lately as a catalyst for economic development of previously isolated regions. However, the increasing number of these important infrastructures is raising upfront an endogenous problem, which is the severity of accidents that may occur. These risks have much greater impact when heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) or dangerous goods (DGs) are involved in the accident. As a result, the EC launched the EC Directive 2004/54/EC. In order to achieve a minimum acceptable level of safety, the EC Directive 2004/54/EC suggests, apart from the measures imposed based on tunnel characteristics, the implementation of a risk analysis in cases such as the opening of the road tunnel to DGs. The most widely accepted method for such quantitative risk analysis (QRA) is the OECD/PIARC QRA Model. This research exploits the QRA Model to perform a QRA for five illustrative cases in order to explore the sufficiency of the minimum tunnel safety measures imposed by the Directive when transportation of HGVs and DGs is allowed through the tunnel. The research concludes that, at least for tunnels with marginal values of the EC Directive classes for length and traffic, the risk exposure (F/N curves) lays over the acceptable safety limits of ALARP (as low as reasonably practicable) models. Thus, the manager of the tunnel should take seriously into account the provision of the Directive for further risk analysis and consider more safety measures as well as take into account the risk associated with the alternative routes. © 2010 Taylor & Francis.	en
heal.publisher	ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD	en
heal.journalName	Journal of Risk Research	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1080/13669877.2010.494331	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:000284628400004	en
dc.identifier.volume	13	en
dc.identifier.issue	8	en
dc.identifier.spage	1027	en
dc.identifier.epage	1041	en